Allport’s contact hypothesis has guided fifty years of intergroup research

Evidence

Incorporating these principles, Allport’s formulation has guided research on intergroup contact for the past half-century. And interest in the potential for intergroup contact to reduce prejudice has continued to grow over these years. Researchers have pursued studies of intergroup contact using a wide range of research approaches, including field studies (e.g., Deutsch & Collins, 1951), laboratory experiments (e.g., Cook, 1969), surveys (e.g., Pettigrew, 1997), and archival research (e.g., Fine, 1979). — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1675

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: the MOC “The Enemy-Making Machine: Ours, True, and the Identity That Defends Both”